Gate.



E. W. HURLBUTT.

GATE.

APPMOATION FILED JULY 6, 1912.

Pauted Am. 29, '19113 Specification of Letters Eateat.

Patented aprt 29, l.

application filed July 8, MM2. #Serial 79S, "-zG.

Be it known that l, i, W. HURLnn'rr, a citizen of the United Statesq residing at fan Yvert, in the county oi' fan @Vert and citate of Ghio, have invt` and usei'ni improvements in Mates, of which the followr i a .speci nien, reference being had ie accompanying drawings.

vi ention relatee4 to new and useful improvements .in farm and stoel( and incre particularly to a gate adapted `to be fo med within a line of wire fencing and my object is to provide a device of this character which is extremely simple and durable in i construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which .will be very etlicient and useful in operation.

.el further .object of the invent-ion residee in providing gate of this character which will not the strength of the line of fencing," and a still further object resides in providing a gate which will permit stock of vai-ions sizes to pass through the gate-way.

i/Vith these and other objects in View, the invent-ion consists in the novel feat-urea` ot construction, combination and arrangement of parts as `ll b ehereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed ont in the specication and claims.

ln the, accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figure l is a front elevation of a line of fencing Showing my nnpioved gate formed therein. Fig. 2

iS a Section therein, as geen on line Fig. 3 is a perspective view 0i' one of the bars forinii'ig the gate-way. lP 4r is a. horizontal section as Seen on line 1L-l. Fig 'l Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the hinge members for the gate. Fig. is a rear elevation showing a slightly modified forni of the invention. l `igg 7 is a horizont-al section therethrough as; leeen on line il-T, Fig'. Fig. S a perspective view of an adjustable extension 'formed on the gate; and Fi, il is a similar view or' one oi" the guide embers of the gate.

ln describing my invention7 .l shall refer to the dra.vingby in which similar reference elniraciers designate c Responding parte throughout the several views and in whichl indicatee` a line of fencing formed oi" vertical andl horizontal wires to the one side of which are applied a pair of dat bars 2. spaced from one another, as desired, and to the other side of which are applied in alinement with the a'oreSaid bars, a pair of ad- I ditional bare in aiinement with the bare 2, are secured to the latter by means of the bolts al., and the 'ends oi said barel i are oieet as shown at 5, to provide .shoulders 6 thereon. These shonldrel (S on the inner faces of the bars 3 are adapted to receive tl'iereagainst: the upper and lower horizontal bars 7 which are secured in position by ceriain of the bolts l and when this` rectangular frame has been properly formed by the vertical bars 2 and 3, and the horizontal bars 7, the inclosed wires of the fence l are cut therefrom to form a gate-way. A rectangular gate frame 8 is also provided which is adapted to be covered by the vertical and horizontal wires removed from that portion of the fence l ineloeed by the Ytiret mentioned frame and in order to hingedly mount this gate on the frame, tl'ie 5.isl1aped flips or hinging inembere 9 are mounted on the one set of vertical bars of the gate frame to prof et within the gate-way. These U-shaped clips or hinging membera` 5l are adjustably clamped on the one set of bars b v mennel ot the bolts.l 5) and similarly mounted on the adjacent side bar of the gate trame S. are the additional clips or hingintgl memberA l0. When the projectinl portionaof these members Sl and l() are disposed over one another, pintles or the ,like ll may be inserted therein, where by tbc grate may be hingedly held to the traine and it will be appreciated thact through the medium ot the adjustment of these members S) and 10, the hinging members may be disposed in any desired position. ln order to retain the gate in itel closed position, any desired lockingl mean.`y ll may be provided.

ln Figs. (i to 9 inclusive, l have shown a slightly modified form ot.' the invention, wherein a gate-way l2 is formed in a line of fem-ing` liby providing a ifran'ie lll composed oi the vertical and horizontal bars similar to the barl Q. l and 7 and removing` the incloeed "fence wires therefrom. The frame ot1 the gate l is then covered Wit-h the removed wir s as in the other instance, but in thinl Jform, the gate-way is formed preferably ol a z ;reater width than the gate proper. and to compensate therefor, l provide an extension member lo Jfor the gate. This extension member is of substantial U shape, the parallel arma 17 oi which are provided with the slots 18 and in order to adjnstably mount this member on the gate l5,

`he bars 2l, applied over or loe and through the upper and lower horizontal l bars of the gate 15, the free ends ofsaid y y frame," as desired, so as to fit any size gate-v raising the gate'.

'that by adjustably mounting'this extension bolts'being engaged with 'nuts 20. 'From l this construction, itis obvious thatthe ex tension v 16 mayft be adjusted on the gate way. y p :I have provided forv slidably mounting this gate withits' extension thereonin the gate-way and tothis end, I provide the angular guide'kee'lpers or the like 21,A one arm of'each of which is bifurcated as shown at 22 so vas to be readily engaged under the heads o'f the bolts 23 which secure the pairs of vertical bars together forming the .frame 14. These ykeepers or'the like 21 being angular or offset, have portions thereof spaced from the outer faces of .the flat bars of said frame 14 and the gate 15, with its extension 16 thereon, is slidably disposed between these keepers and the outer faces of the ad-- jacent bars on said frame 14.

From this construction it will be seen that' smaller animals may readily pass through the opening between the outer free end of the 'gate 15 and the base portion of the U- shaped extension 16, lwhile large animals will bepreventedfrom passin and can only pass through saidv gate-way y completely lt willfurther be seen 1G on 'the gate, the same may beloperated to `be mounted in orate-was of various sizes and will also permit animals of certain sizes j to pass therethrough, while animals of other sizes may'beexcluded.

From nthe foregoing description of the construction of my improved gate, the op'- leration thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided a luite'adaptedl to be 'formed 'within aline of fencing, which is simple and durable in con, struction, inexpensive to manufacture and j one which will be very efficient and useful in operation. o

While I have particularly described the elements bcst'adapted to perform the functionsl setter-th, it is obvious that Various changes-in form, proportion and in the minor details of construct-ion may be resorted to without departingl from the spirit br sacrificing any of the principles of the ini vention.

opposite Vside .of the fencing, in alinement with the' aforesaid bars,-said lat-ter bars be` ing'provided with offset ends, upper and lower horizontal bars mounted inthe offset ends of said last mentioned bars, means to secure said vertical and horizontal bars together, and a gate carried by the aforesaid frame and designed to cover the openingin the line of fencing.

2. The combination with a line of fencing having an opening therein; of a frame surrounding the opening, a gate for the open-4v ing, of less width than the' latter, lan adjustable extension forthegateand means' to retain the vate and extension thereon in lvertically slidbable position in connection withv` said frame.

3. The combination with a line of fencing 'hav-ing an opening therein; of a frame sur lrounding the open1ng,'a` gate for the open-v ing of `less width than the latter, an extension frame for the gate' adjustably connected to the one'end' thereof, said gate with lthe extension thereon being adapted'to rest flatly against the side bars of the frame surrounding said opening, and a plurality of angular keepers adjustabl lastment'ioned frame an Vprojected.' over said gate and extension frame' thereof'to re# tain the same in. vertically slidable position l over the opening. Y-

In testimony whereof l hereunto atiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' EARL W. HURLBUTT... lVit-nesses: l v

' CLEM V. HOKE, lV. H. DAILEY.

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